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מַלְקוֹחַ H4455

H4455 is the Hebrew word מַלְקוֹחַ, transliterated malqôwach and said mal-ko'-akh. The King James Version most often renders it prey.

Word: מַלְקוֹחַTransliteration: malqôwachSaid: mal-ko'-akhLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 8 verses

What it means

transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken).

Where it comes from

from H3947 (לָקַח).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 8 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

prey 6×booty 1×jaws 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: booty, jaws, prey.

Verses using מַלְקוֹחַ

All 8 verses, quoted in full.

Numbers 31:11 · KJV

And they took all the spoil, and all the prey, both of men and of beasts.

Numbers 31:12 · KJV

And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest, and unto the congregation of the children of Israel, unto the camp at the plains of Moab, which are by Jordan near Jericho.

Numbers 31:26 · KJV

Take the sum of the prey that was taken, both of man and of beast, thou, and Eleazar the priest, and the chief fathers of the congregation:

Numbers 31:27 · KJV

And divide the prey into two parts; between them that took the war upon them, who went out to battle, and between all the congregation:

Numbers 31:32 · KJV

And the booty, being the rest of the prey which the men of war had caught, was six hundred thousand and seventy thousand and five thousand sheep,

Psalm 22:15 · KJV

My strength is dried up like a potsherd; and my tongue cleaveth to my jaws; and thou hast brought me into the dust of death.

Isaiah 49:24 · KJV

Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered?

Isaiah 49:25 · KJV

But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

Common questions

What does Strong's H4455 mean?

H4455 is the Hebrew word מַלְקוֹחַ (malqôwach), meaning transitively (in dual) the jaws (as taking food); intransitively, spoil (and captives) (as taken).

How is H4455 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it prey (6 times), booty (1 time), jaws (1 time).

How many times does H4455 appear in the Bible?

מַלְקוֹחַ (malqôwach) is tagged in 8 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H4455 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3947 (לָקַח).

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